I’ve been playing around with a new hostess set in the new catalog called Pun Intended. These are the images in the set – a light bulb, bumble and camera – and lots of fun sentiments! These are little enclosure cards – tiny, 1/2 notecards. They are a nice way to start playing! Just stamp! Notice some new In Colors? Lots of fun for the next few days! The only way you get your hands on this set is host a party 🙂 Hugs, Fran
This 5 x 7 card was inspired by one I saw on Technique Tuesday. Using the new In Color inks – Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum – I watercolored on water color paper the background. The sentiment is from Timeless Love, stamped in Stazon. I cut the butterflies from black card stock and drew the ante. And then, because I just can’t leave things alone! – I added some Dazzling Details.
I really like larger cards! Hugs, Fran
I had a piece of stenciled paper on my desk and quickly turned it into this. The paper was stenciled with stencil paste, ink re fills and glitter. The sentiment is from Tin of Cards. And that’s the Sale a bration washi tape – sniff! Just pieces – Hugs, Fran
Thought I’d share some happy mail that I’ve received from some great crafters!
A birthday card from Mary Anne. Check out the background!
Roses from Julie!
And tea from Amy! Aren’t I a lucky girl? Hugs, Fran
This card is Karen Burniston’s Jinks the Monkey hanging out as a cowboy. The card is large – 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 – and the background is stenciled with stencil paste over a patterned paper. (Retired SU)
I used several piece from the Props 6 dies for the hat and bandana to finish him off. Hugs, Fran
Pick a flower (card!) Both of these cards use Flower Shop and the same colors. One background is embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder and the other
uses a stencil and Soft Sky ink to create the background. Which one do you like better?
Hugs, Fran
I’m going through my OnStage photos and thought I’d share some of the display boards with you. These are just a few!
Hope you enjoyed these! Hugs, Fran
Today is Day 2 of the Great Outdoors Challenge. Today I’m heading to the skies with the Elizabeth Craft Design Rainbow Skies die, Karen Burniston’s Partly Cloudy stencil and Stampin Up’s Tin of Cards sentiment. The base is Daffodil Delight – bright and sunny!
The card size is 5 x 7 with the patterned paper being 5 x 5.
And inside is the wonderful Hot Air Balloon Pop It Up!
The front balloon has a cloud at the bottom of the basket – which is the top of the Pop It mechanism.
Fly over to Karen’s blog to see all the awesome creations for this month’s challenge! Hugs, Fran
It’s here! Did I say “hurry, hurry, hurry”?
If your order is under $150 and you need a hostess code, let me know before you place it 🙂 Have fun – and remember that some things go very fast! Hugs, Fran
Today is day 1 of the Karen Burniston Challenge for April – The Great Outdoors – and I’m doing something new. I saw a beautiful card here by Kittie Caracciolo and I’m casing it 🙂 Here is my version
I started by sponging the top of the card with Soft Sky and the bottom with Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz. The small flower are from Stampin Up’s Floral Wings and are in Rose Red. Then I took an Elegant Eggplant marker and started making the little dotted flowers around it. To soften things out I used a white gel pen and some Pink Pirouette and Daffodil Delight markers. The picket fence is a very, very old Sizzix die (I mean really old!) and the butterflies are an old SU embosslit. The grass is from Karen Burniston’s Outdoor Edges, cut is Pear Pizzaz and sponged with Old Olive. The flowers are a mix from an SU punch and the flower in the KB Garden Bench die. The gate swings open by just creating a score line. I added a banner and sentiment.
On the inside I repeated the sky, grass and die cut grass and flowers from the front. The tree is from All Season Tree. The focal point is the Garden Bench die (fav!!) and the bird from SU’s An Open Heart. More butterflies, more flowers!
Thanks to Kittie for the awesome inspiration and a chance to try some “new to me” techniques. Check out what the other designers have done for this challenge on Karen’s Facebook page and blog! Then stop by tomorrow for some challenge fun! Hugs, Fran
